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Preterm Birth Rates Continue to Rise
The number of babies born before 37 weeks of gestation rose nationally for the fourth consecutive year, according to data from March of Dimes.
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A Plan to Engage Hackers in Election Security
The Information Technology-Information Sharing and Analysis Center wants to create a coordinated vulnerability disclosure program that could alert vendors about security flaws in their voting systems.
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Paramedics Slower to Respond After Deadly Incidents, Study Finds
When emergency workers handle a serious call during the course of a shift it can have a nearly immediate negative affect on job performance, according to new research.
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GAO: Census Risks Missing Deadlines on 15 IT Systems Ahead of 2020
With Census Day less than six months away, officials have no room for error in system development, testing and deployment.
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How Hundreds of Cities Have Simplified Solar
More than 300 municipalities have received designations from SolSmart, a national program that helps streamline permitting and zoning processes to make solar easier to obtain for residents and businesses.
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Not Everyone Will Be Posting Opportunities to the FedBizOpps Replacement
Shifting to a new platform with new data structures is difficult, and not all contracting offices will be able to make the change by Nov. 12.
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Citizenship Question Would Not Have Lowered Census Response, Test Finds
A test the Census Bureau conducted this summer found that people who were asked whether or not they are U.S. citizens were not significantly deterred from answering the survey.
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Interior Grounds All Drones With Ties to Chinese Companies
The decision comes months after agency officials approved purchases of aircraft built by the Chinese firm SZ DJI Technology.
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A Move to Allow Digital Driver’s Licenses as a Legal Form of ID
Under a Colorado program, bars and other businesses will have the choice of whether or not to accept them. Similar initiatives are taking shape in other states.
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Women Still Underrepresented in Elected Office at All Levels of Government, Report Says
Despite record numbers of women serving in Congress, women remain a minority at the local, state and federal levels of government, according to data released this week.
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Defense Innovation Board Lays Out 5 Key Principles for Ethical AI
The guidance is intended to steer the department’s expanding AI portfolio and reassure the public that military leaders take concerns about bias, transparency and accountability seriously.
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GAO: Workforce Planning Across Government Isn’t Going as Planned
A review showed most federal agencies are implementing parts of GAO’s workforce planning framework while others are ignored due to competing priorities and leadership turnover.
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With Obama-era Plan Scrapped, States Act to Expand Overtime Pay
Michigan’s governor is the latest to call for overtime rules that go beyond those at the federal level. Business groups are opposed.
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Report: How Cities Can Meet the Needs of Growing Senior Populations
From encouraging development of accessible and affordable housing to training older adults so they can get back into the workforce, the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging highlights ways cities are engaging with seniors.
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Russian Hackers Launch Cyberattacks Against International Athletics Organizations
The attacks come as the World Anti-Doping Agency threatens to bar Russia from participating in major competitions, including the Olympics and other world championship events.
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A Legislative Campaign to End Youth Tackle Football
A lawmaker in New York reintroduced a bill to ban tackle football for young children, continuing a debate over the safety of the sport.
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The Energy Department Is Transforming a Cyber Competition into a Hiring Tool
Top down leadership and a dedicated national lab team are helping the department embrace a new approach to closing the workforce gap.
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‘Rural America is Not an Economic Liability’
A think-tank drills down into the variation across the nation’s rural economies and looks for where opportunities might lie.
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Pentagon Tech Chief Defends Integrity of JEDI Award
The White House had no sway over the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract that the Defense Department awarded Microsoft, according to Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy.
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